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What does Otto mean?
Otto ▼ as a boys' name is pronounced AW-toh. It is of Old German origin, and the meaning of Otto is "wealth". Common in English-speaking countries until Otto von Bismarck's German armies became threateningly powerful in the early 20th century.
ASSOCIATED WITH wealth, powerful, 20th century (modern)
Variations
VARIANTS Odis▼, Odo, Ot, Ota, Otha▼, Othello, Otho▼, Ottis▼, Ottone, Otys
SEE ALSO Autha
FEMININE FORM Alda
CREATIVE FORMS(male)
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MIDDLE NAME PAIRINGS
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How popular is Otto?
Otto is a very prominent first name for men (#504 out of 1220, Top 41%) and also a very prominent last name for all people (#1483 out of 150436, Top 1%). (2000 U.S. DEMOGRAPHICS)
Otto reached its apex rank of #67 in the U.S. in the 1880s, and is at #430 presently. (2018 U.S. SSA RECORDS)
Which version is better?
Odis, Otha, Otho and Ottis are the popular alternative forms of Otto (#430 LAST YEAR) listed in the Top 2000. These relations of Otto were favored 138 years ago (ADOPTION OF 0.3%) and have become significantly less common since, with forms like Ottis becoming less trendy.
Similar Names
Otto▼ is alike in pronunciation to Itai and Ittai. Other suggested similar-sounding names are Alto, Arto, Cato, Guto, Kato, Oro, Orton, Otis▼, Rito, Tito and Vito▼. These names tend to be less commonly used than Otto.
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